Primordial Star Scripture

"Lost, the two great treasures of my Divine Phoenix Clan, in the end, were both lost."

"The 'Phoenix Divine Blood' was in the Phoenix Divine Pond. The Phoenix Divine Pond and the Nirvana Pool were left behind by that great Phoenix God King in the Divine Phoenix City, we simply couldn't move them. In the end, the very foundation of our clan was lost from our hands."

Mu Lan True God's voice was filled with sorrow.

"Back then, the strong within our clan fought to the death to defend Divine Phoenix City, desperately allowing the younger members to escape, but after holding out for seven years, we still couldn't hold on. With the fall, a great number of True Gods fell, and the clan leader and the Young Clan Leader could no longer bear it. Once they saw the younger members had escaped, they could only abandon Divine Phoenix City, along with the Phoenix Divine Pond and the Nirvana Pool."

"Even so, for fear that we would one day retake the two great treasures, the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Flying Spirit Clan still relentlessly pursued and killed our clan members. In the end, those who left the Divine Phoenix Clan still suffered a seventy percent casualty rate."

"Even, if it weren't for a fortuitous meeting with a heaven-defying power, a Divine King who wandered the starry sky and happened by the Minor Spirit Realm, all of our clan members who retreated from Divine Phoenix City could have been completely wiped out!"

A Divine King!

A Divine King stepped in to save the people of the Divine Phoenix Clan?

Ye Chen was startled and couldn't help but ask aloud, "Mu Lan, that Divine King was willing to save the people of the Divine Phoenix Clan, didn't he help in taking back Divine Phoenix City?"

"A Divine King, how immensely powerful he must be, the conflicts below, he surely wouldn't consider them worth his attention," Mu Lan True God shook her head, "Even his assistance to our Divine Phoenix Clan came with conditions."

Conditions?

Ye Chen suddenly had an ominous feeling; he had thought the Divine King was helping the Divine Phoenix Clan out of goodwill, looking forward to the Divine King's assistance. Now it seemed, even saving the people of Divine Phoenix City came with conditions, evidently, this Divine King wasn't so kind-hearted towards the people of the Divine Phoenix Clan.

Without waiting for Ye Chen to ask, Mu Lan True God directly stated, "The condition of that Divine King was to have the members of our Divine Phoenix Clan follow him for thirty thousand years, to serve him for thirty thousand years!"

"Only after thirty thousand years would he allow our clan members to leave!"

"Slaves, this Divine King's intention, was to make our Divine Phoenix Clan's people serve as slaves for thirty thousand years!"

"At that time, on one side was the relentless pursuit of the two ancient clans, and on the other side was the Divine King who wanted to take our people as slaves; both the clan leader and the Young Clan Leader were in a difficult position to choose."

Mu Lan again recalled the situation at the time, and her entire being sank into grief: "Our Divine Phoenix Clan, as the inheritor of the Ancient Phoenix God King, has always been the foremost ancient clan of the Minor Spirit Realm, such a proud ancient clan!"

"To think that since the fall of that Phoenix God King tens of thousands of years ago, and after several of the former elders left thousands of years ago, we would end up in this predicament."

"To become slaves, the clan leader simply did not want to endure such humiliation, but to refuse the conditions of that Divine King, under the pursuit of the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Flying Spirit Clan, all our clan members would likely perish."

"In the end, the clan leader coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were completely depleted. For the sake of preserving our clan's bloodline, he had no choice but to agree to that Divine King's demands. Thirty thousand years of humiliation was the price for our clan's future."

"In the end, that Divine King took away all of the clan members, leaving only a few dozen of us injured True Gods; he did not take us with him. However, he did give us a chance to live, using his great power to send us, the True Gods he did not take, to a realm far from the slaughter of the three ancient clans, allowing us to escape the pursuit of the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Flying Spirit Clan."

"Before sending me away, I was entrusted by the Young Clan Leader to find Princess Yao, who was taken away by the True Phoenix. After my injuries had somewhat healed, I descended to the Barbaric Wilderness Continent."

"The clan leader, the Young Clan Leader, they were all taken away by that Divine King."

The last words of Mu Lan True God left Ye Chen gasping for breath.

He had never expected the Divine Phoenix Clan to have such an end.

"Dad, Mom, Grandpa…" Jiang Yao was also crying inconsolably.

After encountering Mu Lan True God, she was only told that her parents were safe, but Jiang Yao never expected her parents to be taken away by the Divine King, to serve the Divine King for thirty thousand years.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yao was almost unable to bear it.

"Princess Yao, the Young Clan Leader asked me to tell you, no matter what, you must try to survive. Not just thirty thousand years, even if it's three hundred thousand years, or three million years, as long as he is still alive, he will come for you!" Mu Lan True God looked at Jiang Yao, speaking earnestly.

Jiang Yao's face was covered with tears, and she did not know how to respond to Mu Lan True God.

"No!"

At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly spoke up, "It won't take thirty thousand years, no matter what, I will make that Divine King release the people of the Divine Phoenix Clan! No matter what, I will make the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Flying Spirit Clan pay the price!"

Ye Chen's expression was incredibly solemn.

He wasn't just comforting Jiang Yao, seeing her so heartbroken, he had to do something for Jiang Yao.

A Divine King?

If previously, he knew nothing about Divine Kings, but after undergoing the trial of the Ice Seal Divine King, Ye Chen felt that Divine Kings were not so far out of reach.

He had been cultivating for only a few years and had already achieved the Heavenly Saint Level.

Forget thirty thousand years; Ye Chen was absolutely confident that he would reach the strength to make that Divine King agree to his conditions in the shortest possible time, and this period, he was sure, would not be too long!

"Mu Lan, do you know the name of that Divine King, and where has he gone?" Ye Chen asked Mu Lan True God earnestly.

Ye Chen's tone made Jiang Yao stop her sorrow and look toward him.

For some reason, seeing Ye Chen's resolute face, Jiang Yao was certain that Ye Chen would definitely accomplish what he said he would.

Ye Chen had never disappointed her before, always being the miracle in her life!

Even the True Phoenix and Mu Lan True God couldn't help but look toward the youth, influenced by Ye Chen's tone.

Both of them, now by Jiang Yao's side, only thought about properly cultivating her. As True Gods, neither of them had the courage to say that they wanted the Divine King to release their people.

But Ye Chen was so certain, so confident, that it caused both True Gods an involuntary pang of sorrow in their hearts.

"Mu Lan, do you know what Ye Chen is asking? Tell him, I believe Ye Chen can do it!" the True Phoenix said earnestly at that moment.

Mu Lan True God looked deeply into Ye Chen's eyes and nodded, "The Divine King who took away the Divine Phoenix Clan members is called 'Black Crow Divine King'. He said he comes from within the 'Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu'."

"As for where the 'Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu' is located, I do not know."

Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu?

Ye Chen was also taken aback; he had never heard the term Divine Nation before, much less what the Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu was.
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However, Ye Chen knew that someone must have heard of the Divine Nation.

Ye Chen's Mind and Spirit immediately immersed itself into the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, asking the nine Ice Seal Guards within, "Seniors, have you ever heard of the Divine Nation?"

The nine Ice Seal Guards, who had followed the Ice Seal Divine King, should know about the level of Divine Nation.

"Divine Nation?"

Inside the Ice Snow Jade Pendant, the Ice Seal Guards hadn't expected such a question from Ye Chen, "Lord Ye Chen, we are aware of Divine Nations."

"The world we live in, such as the Heavenly Fierce Star, the Barbaric Wilderness Continent where you live, and the Minor Spirit Realm, in the vast universe of stars, all belong to lower planes. These lower planes can only give birth to Void Sky True Gods."

"But as soon as a Void Sky True God breaks through to the Realm of the Time-Space God King, they shatter the barriers of time and space, discovering broader and higher planes, more vast and splendid Star Continents. In these higher planes, Divine Nations generally rule over an entire Star Domain, countless Star Continents."

Hearing that the Ice Seal Guards knew of Divine Nations, Ye Chen was overjoyed and asked urgently, "Have you heard of the 'Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu' or the 'Black Crow Divine King'?"

Among the nine Ice Seal Guards, Bing Shiyi spoke up first, "The Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu? Of course, we have heard of it. Lord Ye Chen, the Heavenly Fierce Star where we live, this Barbaric Wilderness Continent where you live, and the Upper Realm's Minor Spirit Realm, these lower planes are all within the realm of the Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu. Once you cultivate to the Divine King Realm and transcend the lower planes, you can directly enter the domain ruled by the Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu."

"The Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu rules the entire Wanmu Star Domain; we are currently within the Wanmu Star Domain!"

"My former master, the Ice Seal Divine King, was one of the Divine Kings of the Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu."

"As for this 'Black Crow Divine King'? I have not heard of him."

The other Ice Seal Guards also shook their heads, "We have not heard of the 'Black Crow Divine King' either. However, since he is a Divine King with a title, if you want to find him, as long as you can enter a higher plane, you should be able to locate him."

The nine Ice Seal Guards did not know what Ye Chen was inquiring about the Divine Nation and Black Crow Divine King for, but as guards, they did not ask further questions.

"So there are higher planes above the Minor Spirit Realm, which can only be seen when one reaches the Divine King Realm!"

"It turns out I am already within the territory of the Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu!"

Through the nine Ice Seal Guards left by the Ice Seal Divine King, Ye Chen felt he was coming into contact with a broader and broader world.

Ye Chen suddenly thought, he wondered if the Zi Ji Star Lord, who left behind the Primordial Star Scripture, was in the Wanmu Star Domain and what position they held in the Divine Nation.

Although he didn't hear news about the Black Crow Divine King, now that he knew of the Mountain Divine Nation of Wanmu, Ye Chen also had a lead.

With a little more strength, he would always be able to find that Black Crow Divine King who took away the Divine Phoenix Clan members!

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"Ye Chen, if only those elder predecessors of the Divine Phoenix Clan had not left, with the strength of their five Nine Tribulations True Gods, coupled with so many True Gods of the Divine Phoenix Clan, they would surely have been able to fiercely repel the Vermilion Bird Clan and Flying Spirit Clan!"

In the manor where Ye Chen lived within the First Holy Temple, Liu Qingmei was speaking with emotion.

After talking with the True Phoenix and Mu Lan True God for a while, Ye Chen and Jiang Yao left the cultivation place of Palace Master Yuan Li on Heavenly Saint Mountain and returned to the First Holy Temple. Liu Qingmei also followed them to Ye Chen's residence.

Thinking of the great catastrophe that befell the Divine Phoenix Clan, even though she was not a member of the Divine Phoenix Clan, Liu Qingmei could empathize and felt terrible.

Ye Chen, however, shook his head.

"Do not blame those elders."